Thursday 12th August 2021
In recent weeks the AST has been working with the FSA and other supporter groups to maintain momentum in the fight against online abuse which is sadly aimed at footballers and others in the football community.
Good progress has been raised in securing greater awareness of the problem and the Government has recently introduced a Bill into Parliament that will take more action.
But as the new season approaches we want to enable all fans to play a part, and the most important thing that can be done is to report any abuse that you see and call on the social media companies to remove it.
Information on how to report abuse is set out here on the FSA website.
In the next few weeks we will be reinforcing this message and we call on Arsenal fans, and football fans everywhere, to join in by not only reporting the abuse but raising awareness of how to do that.
Attached below are some social media assets you can use and wording to go with them.
You can download the assets here - Online abuse twitter.jpg Online abuse FB insta.jpg
Please help by retweeting the messages we send or using the assets and words here to create your own messages.
1. No one deserves abuse and it isn't welcome in our game. If you see online abuse, don't ignore it - make sure you report it. Here's how: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/how-can-fans-report-online-abuse #BlowTheWhistleOnAbuse
2. Ahead of the new season, we're reminding everyone that abuse is wrong. If you see it, report it. Here's how: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/how-can-fans-report-online-abuse/ #BlowTheWhistleOnAbuse
3. If you see it, report it - no one deserves any sort of abuse and we want to kick it out of our game. Here's how to report abuse this season - https://thefsa.org.uk/news/how-can-fans-report-online-abuse/ #BlowTheWhistleOnAbuse
4. This is the season - to end online abuse. If you see it, report it. Here's how: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/how-can-fans-report-online-abuse/ #BlowTheWhistleOnAbuse
